Day in Photos: Bridge Collapse in Belgium, Police Raids in Ecuador, and Polar Bear TwinsDay in Photos: Bridge Collapse in Belgium, Police Raids in Ecuador, and Polar Bear Twins
Workers walk near the site where a bridge collapsed in La Louviere, Belgium, on March 6, 2025. Four people were injured when the bridge under construction on the E42 motorway, which spans the Canal du Centre, partially collapsed. Bruno Fahy/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Bridge Collapse in Belgium, Police Raids in Ecuador, and Polar Bear Twins

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and UK Defense Secretary John Healey stand during an Honor Cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on March 6, 2025. Healey is meeting with Hegseth to discuss a possible peace plan for Ukraine. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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The European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on March 6, 2025, carrying the CSO-3 satellite of the French government’s armament agency DGA. After several false starts, Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 aims to embark on its first commercial mission. Ronan Lietar/AFP via Getty Images
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European Council President Antonio Costa (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) greet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the Special European Council to discuss continued support for Ukraine and European defense at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 6, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
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Commuters drive across a bridge on a rainy day in Cairo, Egypt, on March 6, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump’s nominee for Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Martin Makary, testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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Armoured vehicles are seen during a joint armed forces and national police operation in Duran, Ecuador, on March 6, 2025. Police and military officers arrested 14 people in Durán during the tenth Apolo operations, seizing drugs, explosives, long arms, ammunition, video surveillance cameras, and police uniforms, and discovered elements used for kidnapping, authorities said. Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images
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People who have fled the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees watch an Israeli military operation from a nearby hill, amid an ongoing offensive in the West Bank on March 6, 2025. Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
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Borzoi dogs in the judging ring on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, on March 6, 2025. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
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An employee puts finishing touches on a Porsche 911 S/T car at the “Exclusive Manufaktur” of German luxury car maker Porsche, where clients can get their vehicles customized in the Zuffenhausen borough of Stuttgart, Germany, on March 6, 2025. Silas Stein/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the French Foreign Legion take part in a ceremony to receive the “kepi blanc” white headgear in Ronda, near Malaga, Spain, on March 6, 2025. A total of 56 recruits of the French Foreign Legion, belonging to the 4th Foreign Regiment of Castelnaudary, are taking part in an event that is being held, for the first time, outside of France. The march and presentation accredits them as new members of this emblematic unit. Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images
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This photograph taken during sunset on March 6, 2025 shows Patriot air defence systems installed at the military hub for Ukraine at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in Jasionka, south-east Poland. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman arranges cow dung bars, a substitute for wood, to dry in the sun at a workshop in Bakrol village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on March 6, 2025. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images
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People sit next to the construction site of the Museum of the 20th Century of the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, Germany, on March 6, 2025. The new museum, designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, will be part of the State Museums of Berlin and exhibit 20th-century artworks of the Nationalgalerie. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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A fisherman navigates his boat through the ice-filled harbor in Ilulissat, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. The self-ruling Danish territory and world’s largest island has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire it, citing its strategic value, drawing objections from Danish and Greenlandic leaders. The territory holds its general election on March 11. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The band of the Coldstream Guards marches onto the parade ground for an inspection by Major General James Bowder in London, England, on March 6, 2025. The Major General’s inspection ensures that the ceremonial troops consistently meet the exacting standards necessary for the demands of their unique role as King’s Guards, as well as the additional requirements of the coming year. Carl Court/Getty Images
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Former French President Francois Hollande dedicates a book during a signing for his new book “The Challenge Of Governance” in Lyon, France, on March 6, 2025. Matthieu Delaty/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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A bee collecting pollen is seen next to the blossom of a snowdrop in Berlin on March 6, 2025. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
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A general view taken from the cupola of St Peter’s basilica shows Borgo Pio neighbourhood and the “passetto” historic passage (R), in the Vatican on March 6, 2025. Pope Francis has been hospitalized with pneumonia in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on March 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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A firefighter walks at the site of a large fire in the centre of Arnhem, Netherlands, on March 6, 2025. A fire destroyed part of the historic center of Arnhem, the eastern Dutch city known for a major World War II battle as the city centre has been evacuated, with as many as 80 residents taken to temporary shelters, authorities said on March 6. Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Guards of honor walk at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon on March 6, 2025. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro is facing the possibility of returning to the polls in a few weeks, just one year after coming to power. Montenegro, of the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD), took office in March 2024 but has been mired in controversy and pressure from the opposition over a conflict of interest row involving a family company. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images
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Youth chase after the leather ball during the annual “Fastern Eve Handba” event in Jedburgh, Scotland, on March 6, 2025. The annual event, which dates back to the 1700s, involves two teams competing to lob the ball to opposite ends of the town. The game begins with the ball, which is made of leather, stuffed with straw, and decorated with ribbons, being thrown into the crowd. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images
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Service members of Ukraine’s 13th Brigade Khartiia operate an American supplied M101 howitzer in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on March 6, 2025. Diego Fedele/Getty Images
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Young men play in sea foam created by record-breaking waves as the outer fringe of Tropical Cyclone Alfred started whipping eastern Australia, in Coolangatta, on March 6, 2025. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 285 kilometres (180 miles) east of busy Brisbane city after unexpectedly slowing above the Coral Sea overnight, government forecasts said. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
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Polar bear twins, born on Nov. 27, 2024, are presented to the press in Nyiregyhaza zoo, Hungary, on March 6, 2025 during their first veterinary examination and an international press presentation. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images